Screen door



Dec. 20, 1927.

I H. A. HANSEN SCREEN DOOR Filed May3l, 1927 INVE N TOR fiwmxyw iflmmu W,

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Patented Dec. 20, 1927.

UNITED." STATES I g 4 1,653,214 VPATEN OFFICE. i

nnnrmnns A- HANSEN, or, SAN r nANoi'sodoAtIFoRnIh.

' 'sonnnn noon] Applicationfiiled May 3'1, n17. "seri'nn ies ia.

My invention relates to improvements in screen doors and the like wherein amovable panel is arranged to be movedtocover 'or 1111- cover .a screened opening to obtain 'anfopen screen or solid door as desired. u

The primary 'objectfis to provide an 'i'm proved door having a screen portion which may be covered or uncovered as desired. Q

Another object is to providean improved door 'whiehmay be "easily convertedfrom an open screen to a closed panel door to suit arranged to be secured to "uncover a desired portion of a screened opening formed inthe door. i

I accomplish these and other object'sby means'of the improved device disclosed in i v doorway in the ordinary manner. VVhenit is-desired to have an open screened door,

the movable panel is loweredto its open po- 1 sit-ionas shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, thereby uncovering the screened-open the drawings forming a part of the present application wherein like characters of ref erence are used to designate similar parts throughout the specification and drawings, and in which, i i Fig. 1 is a front el 'er ation of my improved door.

Fig. 2 is a broken vertical section drawn upon a larger scale with the movable panel in open posit-ion.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 with't'he panel in closed position.' I I Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 is used to designate in general the frame of a door provided with a solid'panel portion 2 and an open portion 3 having a screen a secured thereacross. The screen 4 may be made to cover any desired length less than half of the length of the inside of the frame. The upper edge ofthe screen is preferably secured within a bead or moulding 6 having inclined sides and the loweredge of the screen is preferably secured upon a rod 7,

extending across the frame 1.

A recess 8 is formed in the solid panel portion 2 of the door, said recess having inwardly inclined surfaces 9 formed adjacent the" top thereof. A movable panelll .is

slidablylln ounted within the recess 8, said :p'anel having a slot 12 formed therein. to

divide the :panel into spacedfwall portions *connected at their lower ends to a widened base portion 13, having inclinedsurfacesM arranged to conform to the inclined surfaces 9. The upper ends of the wall portions are inwardly beveled as at 16 to conform to the inclined sides of the head or moulding .6. The

recess 8 and panel 11 are madeof adepth suchthatwhen the panel is lowered to its lower extreme position, the upper edge of the panel will substantially match with the upper edge of the closed panel portion 2. of

the door and L when raised to its upper extreme position the inclined surfaces 14 will wedge against the surfaces 9 and the 1beveled surfaces 1 6 will wedge against the cad 6.

Pins 17 are secured upon the movable.

panel lland arranged to extend outwardly through slots 18 formed in the sides of the frame 1. Securing elements 19 are threaded or otherwise mounted upon the pins for detacha'bly securing the panel'in a desired position relative to the screened portion 2-of I the door.

In. operation, the door is mounted within a ing 3 "of the door. .VVhen it-is'dcsired t upwardlytito the position shown in Fig. 3

ofthedrawings,the'in'clined surfaces 14 and being wedged against the adjacent portions of the door to obtain a tight closure ll U aszabove explained. The securing elements 19 are then tightened to clamp the panel in closed position/ If it iszdesired to only partially close the screened opening 3, the panel is raised to cover the desired portion of the opening and the securing elements 19 tightened to hold the panel in the desired ad usted position.

It will be noted that when the panel is moved to closed position, the screen 4 is fully .enclosed between the spaced panel Walls. Thus when the panel is closed during inclement weather, the screen is effectively protected from exposure. to the elenients, and the life of the screen will be thereby greatly prolonged. This is particularly important in climates having long and snowy winter seasons where the exposure of the screen to snow and ice during the winter months is particularly destructive to screening such as commonly provided for screen doors. My present invention insures that the screen will be adequately protected and at the same time provides a double wall door construction atfording a dead air space which forms an effective means for insulating against. the passage of heat through the door and thereby results in a door which is warmer than the ordinary solid door construction. The screen is kept in position at all times and is available for use at any time by merely lowering the movable panel 11.

While I have illustrated and described only the preferred. construction of my improved screen door, the device is of course subject to modification in various ways to suit various types of doors and various requirements. I, therefore, do not wish to restrict myself to the specific construction and arrangement disclosed, but desire to avail myself of all modifications which may fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is,

1. A screen door comprising adoor frame having an. open panel portion and provided with a closed panel portion having'a recess formed therein; a screen mounted across the open panel portion; and a movable panel slidably niountedwithin the recess and slotted to form spaced walls arranged to be moved to cover both sides of the screen and close the open. portion of the door, the screen being received in the slot and enclosed by the panel walls.

2. A-screen door comprising a door frame having an open panel portion and provided with a closed panel portion having a recess formed therein; a screen mounted across the open panel portion; a movable panel slidably mounted within the recess and slot ted to form spaced walls arranged to be moved to cover both sides of the screen and close the open portion of the door, the screen being received in the slot and enclosed by the panel walls, and means for securing the movable panel in a desired position.

3. A screen door comprising a door frame having an open panel portion and provided with a closed panel portion having a recess formed therein; a screen mounted across the open panelportion; and a movable panel slidably mounted within the recess and slotted to form spaced walls arranged to be moved to cover both sides of the screen and close the open portion of the door, the screen being received in the slot and enclosed by the panel walls; and inclined surfaces formed upon the movable panel to wedge against adjacent portions of the door when the panel is in screen closing position to obtained a tight closure.

4t. A screen door comprising a door frame having an open panel portion and provided panel is in screen closing position to obtain a tight closure; and means for securing the movable panel in a desired position.

i 5. A screen door comprising a door frame having an open panel portion and provided with a closed panel portion having a recess formed therein; a screen mounted across the openpanel portion; a movable panel slidably mounted within the recess and slotted to form spaced walls arranged to be moved to cover both sides of the screen and close the open portion of the door, the screen being received in the slot and enclosed by the panel walls; pins secured upon the movable panel and extending outwardly through slots formed in the door frame: and means engaging said pins. for adjustably securing thepanel in a desired position.

i In witness whereof, I hereunto set my signature.

HERMANUS A. HANSEN. 

